Roman Unemployment - Most unemployed men in Rome would join the army. In the army, they got free shelter free food - Citizens usually lost their jobs because of slave labor. People hired slaves because they were cheaper employees. Slaves worked for free.
- Farmers had to sell their farms and crops because they were “going out of business”
- Soon, a lot of the population was unemployed, so the depended on the government’s handouts.
- The Romans attempted a policy of unrestricted trade but this led to working class Romans being unable to compete with foreign trade.The government were therefore forced to subsidize the working class Romans to make up the differences in prices
- Thousands of Romans choosing just to live on the subsides sacrificing their standard of living with an idle life of ease. The massive divide between the rich and the poor increased still further.
- A farmer who had to pay workmen could not produce goods as cheaply. Many farmers could not compete with these low prices and lost or sold their farms.
- At one time, the emperor was importing grain to feed more than 100,000 people in Rome alone. These people were not only a burden but also had little to do but cause trouble and contribute to an ever increasing crime rate.
- The job options were farmers, merchants, craftsman, lawyers, teachers, engineers, and jobs in the government.
US Unemployment - unemployment compensation will continue for unemployed workers who are currently collecting federal jobless benefits.
- The legislation did not add any additional tiers or weeks of unemployment benefits for those who have run out of both state and federal benefits.
- Federal Extended Benefits (EB) remains in place, but is only available during times of high unemployment. The state unemployment rate needs to have increased above a specific percentage for the state to qualify for it.
- Unemployed workers who run out of state benefits in 2013 will now be eligible for benefit extensions
- Over the last 34 months, the economy has added 5.8 million jobs.Private payrolls increased by two million in 2012, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.7 percentage point to 7.8 percent.
-The labor market is still far from full recovery, with a tremendous waste of human talent and a personal toll on unemployed workers and their families
- The American Taxpayer Relief act - will take about 0.4 to 0.6 percent off the economy's growth rate.
- Additional cuts in government spending later this year, will further restrain job creation.
- Citizens usually lost their jobs because of slave labor. People hired slaves because they were cheaper employees. Slaves worked for free.
- Farmers had to sell their farms and crops because they were “going out of business”
- Soon, a lot of the population was unemployed, so the depended on the government’s handouts.
- The Romans attempted a policy of unrestricted trade but this led to working class Romans being unable to compete with foreign trade.The government were therefore forced to subsidize the working class Romans to make up the differences in prices
- Thousands of Romans choosing just to live on the subsides sacrificing their standard of living with an idle life of ease. The massive divide between the rich and the poor increased still further.
- A farmer who had to pay workmen could not produce goods as cheaply. Many farmers could not compete with these low prices and lost or sold their farms.
- At one time, the emperor was importing grain to feed more than 100,000 people in Rome alone. These people were not only a burden but also had little to do but cause trouble and contribute to an ever increasing crime rate.
- The job options were farmers, merchants, craftsman, lawyers, teachers, engineers, and jobs in the government.
US Unemployment
- unemployment compensation will continue for unemployed workers who are currently collecting federal jobless benefits.
- The legislation did not add any additional tiers or weeks of unemployment benefits for those who have run out of both state and federal benefits.
- Federal Extended Benefits (EB) remains in place, but is only available during times of high unemployment. The state unemployment rate needs to have increased above a specific percentage for the state to qualify for it.
- Unemployed workers who run out of state benefits in 2013 will now be eligible for benefit extensions
- Over the last 34 months, the economy has added 5.8 million jobs.Private payrolls increased by two million in 2012, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.7 percentage point to 7.8 percent.
-The labor market is still far from full recovery, with a tremendous waste of human talent and a personal toll on unemployed workers and their families
- The American Taxpayer Relief act - will take about 0.4 to 0.6 percent off the economy's growth rate.
- Additional cuts in government spending later this year, will further restrain job creation.
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